Package for flexible articles

ABSTRACT

A packing for a garment has a rectangular central panel which may carry informative printing, four side-pieces foldable to form the sides of a box-shape and four flaps extending one from each side-piece foldable to lie parallel to the central panel to form the top of a box-shape. One side-piece is narrower than the others and the flap associated with it has an elongate aperture through which a folded garment is hung. This side piece is folded first so that the garment lies inside the box for transportation and storage. For display, the flap with the garment may be hung outside the box, or the other flaps may be opened to expose the garment.

United States Patent 1191 Rius 1111 3,794,793 14 1 Feb. 26, 1974 1PACKAGE FOR FLEXIBLE ARTICLES 122 Filed: Aug. 4, 1971 211 Appl. No.1168,949

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data Jan. 22, 1971 Spain 165814 52 us.c1 206/45.19, 206/7, 206/4514,

151 Int. Cl B65d 5/50 [58] Field 6r Search-229/27, 87 A; 206/4519,45.14, 206/46 AP, 7 C, 7 R, 7 D

Switzerland 206/4519 Netherlands 206/4514 Primary Examiner-William T.Dixson, Jr. Assistant Examiner-.lohn M. Caskie Attorney, Agent, orFirm-Steinberg & Blake [57] ABSTRACT A packing for a garment has arectangular central panel which may carry informative printing, foursidepieces foldable to form the sides of a box-shape and four flapsextending one from each side-piece foldable to lie parallel to thecentral panel to form the topof a box-shape. One side-piece is narrowerthan the others and the flap associated with it has an elongate aperturethrough which a folded garment is hung. This side piece is folded firstso that the garment lies inside the box for transportation and storage.For display, the flap with the garment may be hung outside the box, orthe other flaps may be opened to expose the garment.

10 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures PATENTEDmzs m4 3.794393 INVENTOR m/vm WILLSm5 ATTORNEY g 1 PACKAGE FOR FLEXIBLE ARTICLES BACKGROUND OF THEINVENTION The present invention relates to a packing or package forgarments, in which a garment may be packed for despatch and also may bedisplayed.

Garments are usually put on the market in a properly packed state,either in boxes, bags or cases. It is clear that the first requirementwhich the packing must satisfy is the protection of the garment duringstorage, transport, etc. In this sense, the packing must fulfill therequirements of strength and suitability for despatch. On the otherhand, it would be necessary to show the garment to the customer or to aperson interested in seeing it, for which purpose it has usually beennecessary to extract it from its packing. In the majority of packings,such extraction involves the unfolding of the garment and consequentmanipulation thereof and, in many cases, it can be a relativelycomplicated matter to return the garment to its original position.

With a view to obviating the disadvantages described, a display packingfor garments constituting the subject of the invention has beenconceived.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A blank for packing a garment consists of apanel from sides of which extend side-pieces whose width determine theheight of the packing, and a plurality of flaps extending from the sidepieces, these side-pieces and flaps being foldable to form a box-shapedpacking, the flaps lying parallel to the panel. One of the flaps has anaperture of a shape and size to receive a garment, this garment beingenclosed inside the box on folding the blank, the apertured flap beingfolded first.

This invention provides also such a packing with a garment in it andpassing through the said aperture.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I is a plan view of an unfoldedpacking,

FIGS. 2 and 3 each show, in perspective, successive folding positions ofthe packing with a garment within it, and

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal section through the closed packing.

DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENT A display packing for a garment asshown in the said drawings, is a blank consisting of a base panel 1which may be of fine cardboard or similar material. From the edges ofthe panel I extend a plurality, in this case four, of sidepieces orside-wall panels 2. The width of three side-wall panels determines theheight of the packing when folded, by width there is meant the distancebetween that edge of the side-wall panel which adjoins the panel 1 andits opposite edge. From the opposite edges of the side-pieces 2 extendsa plurality, in this case four, of foldable flaps 3 for closing thepacking. The fold lines for forming this blank into a box-shaped areshown in dotted lines in FIG. 1. One of the flaps extends from aside-piece 2 of lesser width than the remaining side-pieces 2 and thisflap is formed with an elongate aperture 4 in the form of a closed hole(as here) or of a slit with one open end into which is introduced agarment 5, appropriately folded.

The flaps 3, when folded down parallel to the panel 1, form a box-shapedpacking (FIG. 4). With regard to the side-piece of lesser width, thiselementpermits the disposing of the garment 5 in its aperture 4 in suchmanner that the garment is able to occupy a protected position withinthe box or to be placed in a position totally external of the box,without extracting it from the aperture, for displaying the garment 5.In order to extract the garment, it is merely necessary to withdraw itfrom the aperture l. Similarly, the introduction of the garment into theaperture involves no difficulty.

The packing described above fulfills two purposes. In the first place,it protects the garment when the latter is concealed in the interior ofthe box and, in the second place, the same box constitutes a displaydevice when the flap formed .with the aperture f is extracted, thegarment being left suspended from the latter to lie outside thebox. Ifonly a brief inspection is desired, it suffices to open the box,whereupon the garment is visible and the garment may easily be repackedafter inspection. Also the design of the package is extremely simple,since it is produced from a suitably stamped blank.

The external faces of the box may carry ornamental motifs andindications appropriate to the properties and characteristics of thegarment.

Such details as the materials employed for the manufacture of thepacking, the shapes and dimensions of the latter and any such accessorydetails as may arise may clearly be varied as required provided thatthey do not affect the essential nature of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a package for a flexible article, a blank of foldable sheetmaterial having a panel of polygonal configuration provided with outerside edges, said blank having a plurality of side portions respectivelyprojecting from said side edges of said panel and being foldable withrespect thereto along said side edges into positions extendingperpendicularly from said panel, said side portions respectively havingouter edge regions distant from said panel and said blank having aplurality of flaps respectively extending from said outer edge regionsof said side portions and being foldable with respect to said sideportions at said outer edge regions thereof into positions extendingperpendicularly from said side portions over said panel with said flapsoverlapping each other to define with said panel and with said sideportions an enclosure for accommodating a flexible article, one of saidside portions being substantially narrower than the others and havingconnected to its outer edge region an inner flap which is adapted to beaccommodated freely in the interior of the enclosure between the otherflaps and said panel, said inner flap terminating in an end edge distantfrom said edge region of said one side portion and said inner flap beingformed between said end edge thereof and said outer edge region of saidone side portion with an opening through which the flexible article isadapted to extend with the flexible article situated on the one handbetween said inner flap and said panel and on the other hand betweensaid inner flap and the remaining flaps.

2. The combination of claim 1 and wherein said one side portion of saidblank has a width which is approximately equal to one half the width ofthe remaining side portions of said blank.

3. The combination of claim 2 and wherein said inner flap is formed withsaid opening substantially midway between said end edge of said innerflap and said outer edge region of said one side portion.

4. The combination of claim 3 and wherein said opening is in the form ofan elongated slot which extends substantially parallel to said outeredge region of said one side portion of said blank.

5. The combination of claim 4 and wherein said inner flap has adimension from said outer edge region of said one side portion to saidend edge of said inner flap which is equal to approximately one half thedistance from the side of said panel from which said one side portionextends to an opposed side of said panel.

6. The combination of claim 5 and wherein said panel is of a rectangularconfiguration, having four sides from which four side portions extend,said side portions all being also of a rectangular configuration andsaid flaps which respectively project from said outer edge regions ofsaid side portions also being of a rectangular configuration.

7. The combination of claim 6 and wherein said panel has a pair ofopposed parallel sides which are longer than a remaining pair of opposedparallel sides and perpendicular to said remaining pair of opposedparallel sides, said one side portion extending from one of saidremaining pair of opposed parallel sides of said panel.

8. A package comprising a blank and an article accommodated in thepackage, said blank having a panel of polygonal configuration providedwith a plurality of sides and said blank having a plurality of sideportions respectively extending from said sides of said panel and beingfoldable with respect thereto at said sides into positions extendingperpendicularly from said panel, said blank having flaps projecting fromouter edge regions of said side portions and being foldable with respectof said outer edge regionsinto an overlapping relation extending oversaid panel and defining with the latter and with said side portions anenclosure in which the article is located, one of said side portionsbeing substantially narrower than the others and having connected to itsouter edge region an inner flap which extends freely into the interiorof the enclosure and which is formed between the outer edge region ofsaid one side portion and a free end edge of said inner flap distantfrom said outer edge region of said one side portion with an openingthrough which the article extends in a folded condition with the part ofthe flap which extends from said opening to said free end edge thereofbeing situated between layers of the article and said layers beingsituated on the one hand between said inner flap and said panel and onthe other hand between said inner flap and the remaining flaps.

9. The combination of claim 8 and wherein said inner I flap terminatesat a location which is spaced from a side portion distant from said oneside portion and said article extending freely beyond said inner flaptoward said opposed side portion.

10. The combination of claim 9 and wherein said opening formed in saidinner flap is in the form of an elongated slot extending substantiallyparallel to said one side portion and said opposed side portion and saidarticle being a garment.

1. In a package for a flexible article, a blank of foldable sheetmaterial having a panel of polygonal configuration provided with outerside edges, said blank having a plurality of side portions respectivelyprojecting from said side edges of said panel and being foldable withrespect thereto along said side edges into positions extendingperpendicularly from said panel, said side portions respectively havingouter edge regions distant from said panel and said blank having aplurality of flaps respectively extending from said outer edge regionsof said side portions and being foldable with respect to said sideportions at said outer edge regions thereof into positions extendingperpendicularly from said side portions over said panel with said flapsoverlapping each other to define with said panel and with said sideportions an enclosure for accommodating a flexible article, one of saidside portions being substantially narrower than the others and havingconnected to its outer edge region an inner flap which is adapted to beaccommodated freely in the interior of the enclosure between the otherflaps and said panel, said inner flap terminating in an end edge distantfrom said edge region of said one side portion and said inner flap beingformed between said end edge thereof and said outer edge region of saidone side portion with an opening through which the flexible article isadapted to extend with the flexible article situated on the one handbetween said inner flap and said panel and on the other hand betweensaid inner flap and the remaining flaps.
 2. The combination of claim 1and wherein said one side portion of said blank has a width which isapproximately equal to one half the width of the remaining side portionsof said blank.
 3. The combination of claim 2 and wherein said inner flapis formed with said opening substantially midway between said end edgeof said inner flap and said outer edge region of said one side portion.4. The combination of claim 3 and wherein said opening is in the form ofan elongated slot which extends substantially parallel to said outeredge region of said one side portion of said blank.
 5. The combinationof claim 4 and wherein said inner flap has a dimension from said outeredge region of said one side portion to said end edge of said inner flapwhich is equal to approximately one half the distance from the side ofsaid panel from which said one side portion extends to an opposed sideof said panel.
 6. The combination of claim 5 and wherein said panel isof a rectangular configuration, having four sides from which four sideportions extend, said side portions all being also of a rectangularconfiguration and said flaps which respectively project from said outeredge regions of said side portions also being of a rectangularconfiguration.
 7. The combination of claim 6 and wherein said panel hasa pair of opposed parallel sides which are longer than a remaining pairof opposed parallel sides and perpendicular to said remaining pair ofopposed parallel sides, said one side portion extending from one of saidremaining pair of opposed parallel sides of said panel.
 8. A packagecomprising a blank and an article accommodated in the package, saidblank having a panel of polygonal configuration provided with aplurality of sides and said blank having a plurality of side portionsrespectively extending from said sides of said panel and being foldablewith respect thereto at said sides into positions extendingperpendicularly from said panel, said blank having flaps projecting fromouter edge regions of said side portions and being foldable with respectof said outer edge regions into an overlapping relation extending oversaid panel and defining with the latter and with said side portions anenclosure in which the article is located, one of said side portionsbeing substantially narrower than the others and having connected to itsouter edge region an inner flap which extends freely into the interiorof the enclosure and which is formed between the outer edge region ofsaid one side portion and a free end edge of said inner flap distantfrom said outer edge region of said one side portion with an openingthrough which the article extends in a folded condition with the part ofthe flap which extends from said opening to said free end edge thereofbeing situated between layers of the article and said layers beingsituated on the one hand between said inner flap and said panel and onthe other hand between said inner flap and the remaining flaps.
 9. Thecombination of claim 8 and wherein said inner flap terminates at alocation which is spaced from a side portion distant from said one sideportion and said article extending freely beyond said inner flap towardsaid opposed side portion.
 10. The combination of claim 9 and whereinsaid opening formed in said inner flap is in the form of an elongatedslot extending substantially parallel to said one side portion and saidopposed side portion and said article being a garment.